This game does not qualify as BIRD ON BIRD VIOLENCE because Stonehill is nicknamed for planes….. but they do have an actual bird mascot….
THE VITALS: #10 Marquette Golden Eagles (6-0) vs Stonehill Skyhawks (4-4)
THE DATE: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
THE TIME: 8pm Central
THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
THE TELEVISION: FS2, with Jason Ross Jr. and Phil Martelli on the call
THE STREAMING: FoxSports.com/live or the Fox Sports app
THE RADIO: 94.5 ESPN Milwaukee, available online at Wisconsin On Demand or The Varsity Network.
THE LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
THE LINE: Marquette -34.5 from our friends at Draft Kings.
THE PROJECTION: KenPom.com gives Marquette a 99.6% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 84-54.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL: KenPom.com gives this game a Thrill Score of 7.8, making it the 53rd most potentially exciting game out of the 55 Division 1 contests scheduled for the day. #1? Michigan vs Xavier.
MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP
- Stevie Mitchell (12.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.8 spg)
- Kam Jones (20.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 6.2 apg, 2.0 spg)
- Chase Ross (13.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 3.5 spg)
- David Joplin (15.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.5 spg)
- Ben Gold (9.0 ppg, 4.0r pg, 1.0 apg, 2.0 bpg)
MARQUETTE UNIFORM NEWS: You saw the announcement about the throwback gold uniforms for tonight, right?
MARQUETTE INJURY UPDATE: Junior guard Sean Jones remains out while recovering from ACL surgery in January.
STONEHILL PROBABLE LINEUP
- Josh Morgan (15.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg)
- Chas Stinson (7.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.3 spg)
- Hermann Koffi (7.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg)
- Todd Brogna (13.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)
- Ethan Meuser (5.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.3 bpg)
YOUR 90s ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE DAY: Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis